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Associated Builders and Contractors announced the appointment of Michael D. Bellaman as president and CEO. Outgoing President and CEO Kirk Pickerel is retiring after nearly 28 years of service to the association, including more than 10 years as its leader.

While nonresidential construction is forecast to remain flat in 2011, industry professionals believe a predicted shift in the type of work being done will get the industry moving in the right direction.

The Construction Backlog Indicator, a forward-looking indicator that measures the amount of nonresidential construction work under contract to be completed, is up 27 percent since January, according to new data from the Associated Builders and Contractors.

The Associated Builders and Contractors joined with the Modular Building Institute to deliver medical relief to Haiti. The alliance, called Start Today and Rebuilt Together, or START, will provide 12 modular containers filled with medical supplies.

The Howard S. Wright Cos. will oversee construction of the $133 million project to remodel the Edith Green-Wendell Wyatt Federal Building in Portland. Howard S. Wright has been awarded a $1.1 million contract for the first phase of work. The ...

A car dealership project that restarted after being stalled for a year could be the first sign of a turnaround for that sector of the private commercial building industry. Construction on a $12 million dealership on Southwest Canyon Road had ...

In size alone, the Edith Green-Wendell Wyatt Federal Building project in Portland would be unusual: it’s a remodel estimated to cost $125 million. But this project also marks the return of project labor agreements in federal contracting. Under the agreements, ...

In the confusing world of special elections, the group that gathered enough signatures to challenge Legislature-passed tax increases is asking you to vote "no" on those measures. Opponents of the measures want you to vote "yes."
Those measures are referendums, or referenda, meaning voters will give a thumbs up or thumbs down on the actual tax bills passed during the last legislative session.

Two measures to undo tax increases passed during the Oregon Legislature’s last session qualified for the ballot, the Oregon Secretary of State’s office announced today. The measures will appear on the Jan. 26, 2010 special election ballot. Measure supporters turned ...